Fruit-drier



(No Model.)

B. M. WINSLOW/ FRUIT DRIER.

Patented Aug. 9

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ENOCH M. WINSLOW, OF SPRINGPORT, MICHIGAN.

FRUIT-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,595, dated August9, 1881.

Application filed January 8, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENOOH M. WINsLow, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springport, in the county of J ackson and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fruit-Driers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanyin g drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a portable fruit-drier adapted for efficient useupon ordinary kitchenstoves; and the novelty consists in theconstruction and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully hereinaftersetforth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

I have observed that a large quantity of fruit has heretofore beenallowed to decay and spoil which might have been preserved by drying,and afterward used as edibles or delicacies.

The object of my invention is to construct such a fruit-drier as willadapt itself to the wants of the poorer classes, and such a device asmay be utilized by any persons having a furnace or stove.

The device is formed of sections, and adapted to be used, one or more ofthe sections, as desired, upon any lritchen-stoveof ordinary form orconstruction, a common cover serving upon the top section efficiently,whether one or more are employed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure l is a central transverse section, showing a portion of the frontof the stove in elevation; Fig. 2, a 7

central longitudinal section at right angles thereto. Fig. 3 is a planview of the cover, and Fig. 4 a section showing one ot'the frames partlyremoved.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the stove, which may be of anyform or size.

For convenience I will describe but two sections, one the base-sectionand the other the top-section; but it must be understood that anydesired number may be used.

B represents the base-section, preferably slightly larger than the areaof the top of the stove, and adapted to sit or rest upon the top forwardof the stove-pipe. This section rests upon two or more bars or legs, B,secured to the section, and the lower outer edges are provided withhook-flanges b, which serve to support deflectors, gatherers, or aprons,O, as shown. Three of these aprons-i. 0., the ones upon each side andthe one upon the front extend below the horizontal plane of thestovetop, while the depth of the one next the pipe is of suchapproximate extent as to reach the top snugly. These aprons O serve togather the rays of heat radiated from the sides of the stove and deflectthem into the interior of the section. Upon the inner surface of thissection are secured guide-rests 1), upon which slides a tray, 0, havinga perforated bottom; and secured to this tray is a portion, 0, whichforms the front of the pan. The upper edge of this section forms a seatat d, upon which rests the adjacent section D, which is also providedwith guide-rest d and frame-pan D. The upper section is provided with aperforated removable top, E, as shown.

The removable perforated pans may be more than one in number in eachsection, and they serve to hold the fruit to be dried. The rays passupward from one section to the adjacent one above, and the saturatedatmosphere passes out of the perforated top.

The operation and advantages of the device from the foregoingdescription will be obvious, the portability, cheapness, simplicity, andefficiency being of great importance in the art to which it belongs.

I am aware that driersnnade in sections and having removable trays andperforated tops are not new, and therefore they are not broadly claimedby me.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Aportable fruit-drier made in sections and having removable fruitholdin g pans, combined with a perforated cover, a heat-radiatin gsurface, and means for deflecting radiating rays of heat from the sidesof the stove into the drying device, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The fruit-drier described, formed of the base-section having legs B,hook-flanges b,

guide-rests b, and aprons O, and a perforated In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature cover, E, as and for the purposes set forth. inpresence of two witnesses.

3. The combination of the base-section B B, 1 having hook-flangesb,guide-rests b, and rests LNOOH WINSLOW' 5 (I, the section D, theremovable trays, the Witnesses:

aprons O, and the perforated cover E, as and FRANK A. WINSLOW, tor thepurposes specified. DALLAS UAsTER.

